Lucky Punch Locations | ||
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# | Location | Repeatable? |
1 | Held by Chansey when traded from Pokémon Red, Blue, or Yellow through the Time Capsule. | Yes |
You can get a Lucky Punch only by trading Chansey from Pokémon Red, Blue, or Yellow into Pokémon Crystal through the Time Capsule.
Once the Pokémon enters your party in gen 2, you’ll find the item in Chansey’s held item slot.
The Time Capsule is unlocked after visiting Ecruteak City’s Pokémon Center for the first time and waiting one in-game day.
Getting the Lucky Punch
Any Chansey traded into Pokémon Crystal from Pokémon Red, Blue, or Yellow through the Time Capsule arrives holding a Lucky Punch.
First, meet Bill at Ecruteak City’s Pokémon Center, then wait a day. This will unlock the Time Capsule.
You might have already done this by now.
Once you can access the Time Capsule, connect your Pokémon Crystal game to a Pokémon R/B/Y game where you have a Chansey in your party.
Here’s how that works, depending on what platform you’re playing on:
- Game Boy / GBC: Connect both handhelds with a Nintendo Game Link Cable.
- Game Boy Advance: Connect both handhelds with a GBA Link Cable.
- 3DS: Virtual Console versions of Pokémon R/B/Y and Pokémon G/S/C can link up over the 3DS’s local wireless connection.
Note: Some emulator software allows you to do this as well. Well-known GBC/GBA emulator mGBA offers a built-in multiplayer option that makes it easy.
Then, go into any Pokémon Center in Crystal and climb the stairs to the second floor to find the Time Capsule.
It’s on the rightmost end of the room.
In Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow, you’ll act as if you were trading normally. The NPC who handles trades is on the right side of the Pokémon Center.
Talk to the Time Capsule/Trade NPC simultaneously in both games. Save your game when prompted, then choose “Yes” when asked if you want to trade across time.
Note: Make sure you don’t have any Gen 2 Pokémon, Moves, or Items in your Pokémon Crystal party before trying to trade, or you’ll be turned away.
Once you’re inside the trading room, face the table in the middle of the room and press A (in both games) to start the trade.
Then choose the Pokémon you’ll trade in both games and watch the cutscene.
Note: Remember that you can’t transfer Pokémon without receiving one in return. If you’re trading multiple Pokémon from R/B/Y, bring enough Pokémon to send back from Crystal.
Make sure you send a Chansey from your R/B/Y game.
It doesn’t matter what you send back from Pokémon Crystal.
Once the trade is complete, leave the Time Capsule and check your Pokémon party. The Chansey you just received should be holding a Lucky Punch.
Note: This method can be repeated, but you’ll need a different Chansey each time. Sending the same Chansey back and forth between both games won’t produce more Lucky Punches.
Using the Lucky Punch
The Lucky Punch is a held item that increases the holder’s Critical Hit ratio by two stages. It only works on Chansey.
Note: A Critical Hit doubles the damage dealt by an attack.
Usually, Chansey would land a Critical Hit around 6.6% of the time. With the Lucky Punch, that number goes up to 25% of the time – or one of every four attacks.
Although it isn’t an offense-oriented Pokémon, Chansey learns two powerful Normal-type moves: Egg Bomb at Lv. 35 and Double-Edge at Lv. 57. Both are a great combo with the Lucky Punch.
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